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In a online game, is it considered good etiquette to offer a draw when the opponent obviously misclicked?

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modified Mar 22 at 8:52 Edwin Korir 1

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Tournaments for adults only?

tournament

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I was up a piece but could not win. What went wrong?

strategy planning

answered Mar 25 at 22:43 causaSui 355

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Is there a trick to help kids know which direction pawns are going?

learning children

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Is the “Pawn Box” possible in standard chess?

pawns problems

answered Mar 8 at 0:46 Rewan Demontay 5,625

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Why is it funny to say Giri played the Evans Gambit?

opening italian-game evans-gambit

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Why does the London System have the reputation it has?

opening london-system

answered Apr 2 at 16:52 PhishMaster 1

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What is the fastest way to reach stalemate?

stalemate records

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Why is Bxh6 not preferred here?

analysis strategy

answered Mar 20 at 9:27 ライガンアンドレーイマニューエル 61

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Why does Stockfish suggest capturing a bishop in this position when my opponent can fork my king and rook?

analysis stockfish evaluation candidate-move

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Understanding Carlsen's resignation in the rook and pawn endgame vs MVL

analysis endgame pawn-promotion carlsen rook-endgame

modified Mar 16 at 19:56 PhishMaster 1

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What does it mean to ''analyze grandmaster games''?

learning grandmaster master-games

answered Mar 31 at 21:12 RemcoGerlich 18.2k

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What to play if someone ignores your King's Gambit?

opening analysis gambits kings-gambit

modified Mar 20 at 17:21 PhishMaster 1

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Render a chessboard from a PGN file

engines software pgn chessboards

answered Mar 15 at 16:37 Ellie 1

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Is Bobby Fischer hanging a knight?

analysis tactics fischer

modified Mar 21 at 8:29 Allure 7,512

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Do the rules of chess state that a Bishop+King can be sufficient mating material?

rules checkmate fide claim-draw

modified Apr 1 at 14:04 PhishMaster 1

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Trading queens in the opening

opening books queens

answered Mar 8 at 19:49 waddaeyenoe 1

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Why Are Openings Named After Countries?

opening

modified Mar 27 at 14:28 Ian Bush 2,104

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Chess thought process

analysis strategy learning board-vision

modified Mar 20 at 10:10 Glorfindel♦ 16.6k

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Does your rating express the quality of your play regardless of time control?

rating online-chess time-control

modified Mar 25 at 12:36 PhishMaster 1

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Do any national chess bodies not strictly follow FIDE rules?

rules fide

modified Mar 31 at 21:42 stevec 257

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ChessKid or an adult chess site for a 15-year-old?

learning online-chess online websites

modified Apr 1 at 13:43 PhishMaster 1

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Finding a plan in the Archangels Spanish when white plays Be3 to exchange the dark-squared bishop

opening strategy ruy-lopez planning

modified Mar 10 at 15:36 Ellie 1

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Why does Hikaru Nakamura avoid Carlsen? [closed]

online-chess carlsen chess-videos nakamura

answered Mar 13 at 13:28 Alec 131

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What is the origin, or a early appearance, of this famous chess tale?

history pawn-promotion capablanca

modified yesterday Rewan Demontay 5,625

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How can I use stockfish to find good moves, instead of just bad moves?

engines analysis learning stockfish evaluation

modified Mar 21 at 20:24 PhishMaster 1

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Is this position with KRP against KBP a draw?

endgame rook-and-minor-endgame

answered 22 hours ago Michael West 2,031

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Can someone explain this computer suggestion to me?

engines analysis catalan

modified Mar 29 at 4:20 Savage47 1,691

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Why is the f7-g6-h5 pawn complex so important for black in rook endgames?

endgame rook-endgame

modified Mar 17 at 10:47 PhishMaster 1

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Help with the Sicilian Defence - I need to understand those early pawn moves

opening strategy sicilian-defense najdorf

modified Mar 30 at 0:35 PhishMaster 1

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Why is pawn c6 is not winning here and what is the missed win for black?

analysis winning

modified Mar 13 at 17:53 Rewan Demontay 5,625

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Contemporary Alekhine Defence Players

opening famous-players alekhines-defense

modified Mar 19 at 10:22 PhishMaster 1

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 - is this opening worth it?

opening theory transpositions

modified Mar 29 at 2:40 Savage47 1,691

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What is the definition of an “outpost”?

terminology

answered Apr 1 at 18:14 itub 7,687

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Is it possible to extract “sub-scores” from an engine's evaluation?

engines

answered Mar 22 at 12:55 SmallChess 17.4k

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Bishops of Opposite Colors endgame: Is this a draw?

endgame bishops

modified Mar 21 at 11:50 PhishMaster 1

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Why not 7.Qa4+ in Carlsen vs Navara QGD

opening analysis queens-gambit-declined ragozin-defense

modified Mar 25 at 12:39 PhishMaster 1

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Isn't the Bogo-Indian just busted with this line?

opening analysis strategy bogo-indian-defense

modified Mar 22 at 21:47 PhishMaster 1

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Can Black reach full equality?

opening analysis scandinavian-defense

modified Mar 20 at 16:39 PhishMaster 1

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How do we identify opening lines?

opening learning

modified yesterday RemcoGerlich 18.2k

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Why is the Cozio defense in the Ruy Lopez not played more often and what's white's best try to defeat it?

opening ruy-lopez

modified Mar 15 at 11:26 Savage47 1,691

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French defense: Key ideas on the Winawer

opening strategy french-defense winawer-variation

modified Mar 16 at 10:58 Ellie 1

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Is chess a good game to fight against gambling addiction?

psychology

answered Mar 7 at 14:08 PhishMaster 1

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Why was 3…c5 for black was a bad move?

opening analysis strategy english-opening

answered Mar 22 at 2:49 Akavall 4,695

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Improving your chess without access to OTB tournaments

learning online-chess training

modified Mar 17 at 21:37 Farraway 81

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Touch move and capture sequence

rules illegal-move captures

modified 2 days ago Rewan Demontay 5,625

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Calculation skills beyond 2000 Elo

tactics calculation

answered yesterday BlindKungFuMaster 16.8k

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Is there any word on what will happen to the Candidates Tournament 2020 if one of the players tests positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus)?

tournament world-championship candidates

modified Mar 27 at 2:37 fuxia 1,127

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